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The Virginia Cooperative Extension has long provided a Master Gardner program; now, it has a Master Food Volunteer program.

The idea of the program, according to the Extension’s websites, is to “reach more Virginians with up-to-date, research-based knowledge on food preparation, nutrition, food safety and physical activity.”

Twice delayed by snow, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School finally held its Jump Rope for Heart last week.

The event set a new school record raising a grand total of $14,832. A grandmother wrote a last minute check that put them over the top, according to Sue Moore, the physical education teacher who coordinates the program.

Bedford has a law that limits who can dump household refuse in the town’s solid waste containers and what they can dump in them.
A unanimous vote by Bedford Town Council last week raised the cost of breaking this law. The increase in the fines was prompted by widespread abuse of the town’s public dumpsters by people who are not town residents or who are dumping prohibited items.

The Bedford County School Board had few changes to make in Superintendent Dr. Douglas Schuch’s proposed $106.5 million budget for 2015-2016.
Now comes the difficult part—selling the budget to the County Board of Supervisors.
Dr. Schuch, Board Chairman Gary Hostutler and Chief Financial Officer Randy Hagler will try to do just that during a work session Monday night with the supervisors.

Who Dat Sey Dey Gonna Beat Dem Eagles?
We’re OK appropriating the New Orleans Saints’ signature saying and applying it to the Staunton River baseball and softball teams. After all, like the Saints, the two Eagle teams wear black and gold.
More importantly, like the Saints, these once-moribund teams are breathing fire on the field.
At this early point, both of the Eagle diamondeer crews are undefeated.

Late last year Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown read an article about a teenager who killed herself after being bullied online.
That led to a partnership announced this week to help parents and educators learn how to stop this problem.
On Monday Sheriff Brown joined the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and the Safe Surfin’ Foundation (SSF) to announce the release of cyberbullying training.
Brown said cyberbullying goes across both genders.

They come from a variety of backgrounds—athletes, dancers, band kids and nerds.

But they have one goal: Revive the drama program at Liberty High School.
This week that goal takes a big step as the Liberty High School Theatre presents “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
Two performances are scheduled at the school auditorium—Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, both at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $10.

On Monday, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office passed out honors recognizing deputies for their work over the past year. Five of them were for distinguished service and four deputies in this group had to use deadly force last year. The distinguished service awards recognized actions done to protect the safety of the innocent.